The Press., 1887-03-24

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 the matter of roads and weather, Dr. Bow
 en's address on t'The Grange at the tow hall yesterday had fair attendance, largel
 of farmers from all parts of the town. Il good singing choir gave valuable assist l ance, and the Doctors talk was intereAtin
 and instructing. The objects of tn grange, its origin, how the farmers wer benefited by organization and the benefit
 4fforcled by the social features of the grang --this last illustrated by several incident i-all occupied an hour and half of talk
 4fter which brief time was given to an
 swering questions, and J. H. Larned reac the declaration of principles of the grange
 and followed the same with few remarks
 The result can hardly be otherwise thar
 to incline the farmer to avail of the benefits
 so clearly pointed out to them.
 -Westcott's case under the last liquor ,eizure at his place was postponed from
 last Monday for one week, because of the inability of one of Westcott's witnesses to
 be present.
 Union prayer meeting on Tuesday
 evening next at half past seven o'clock, al
 Mir. H. F. Bottoms, Stafford Street.
 Special convocation of Orient Chap ter, R. A. M., next Wednesday evening.
 Annual meeting of Stafford Spring. Cemetery Association at Borough Hall next Monday evening.
 Contributed Items3
 On March 14th cowslips were seen growing in Dexter Colburn's swamp.
 Horace Corttis, who has been visiting friends and relatives in Stafford for some
 ime past, has returned to his home in Little River, Rice County, Kansas.
 A meadow lark was seen March 1st near the residence of Geo. F. Phillips. These are, as rule, among the last birds to come around here in spring. Also chipping squirrel was seen near the same place March 18th.
 Mrs Dexter Colburn has teapot 136 years old
 From the Sunday Republican,
 Isaac Van Wagner, Robert Hampstead,
 alter Remmert, Michael Mccarthy and Thomas Ruby were all arrested Thursday needless to say that they settled The way in which the prohibitory law is en- forced at the Springs has no effect except to bring justice into ill repute. Prosecuting Agent Hodgson started on his career two years ago with the statement that there would not De a saloon in town in three months which would dare to sell liquor. There are at pres ant four saloons which are doing good busi- ness, and have been ''pulled" on reputation on an average of once week Liquor sellers cannot be imprisoned on this charge, but many times liquor has been found on the premises. On the charge of keeping liquor with intent to sell, these men could have been imprisoned long ago, and the business stopped. But they have been allowed to settle every time. If the agent really means business, the 'owns-people want to see him work up good case and then prosecute it.
 CARD FROM MIR. HoDGsoN.
 The above appeared in last Sundays Republican. believe the public have fight to criticize their servants, and to insist lpon their doing their doing their duty md l have always invited criticism, and | nave thought received my full share | And a great deal of 1t has been as correct md intelligent as the above. The first | part of the first sentence is correct the | ast IS not. The only man that set led was Wagner, the others had their cases ad- | turned from one to four weeks, Walter | Semmert saying that he proposed to con- est his case, the rest saying nothing, but | IS presumable that they will settle, as hey have all paid for U. s. retail license, nd would not care 10 contest a simple | eputation case when brought no oftener l han once-a month. The second sentence | would convey the idea that was the court | hat dispensed justice, while the fact is hat have to abide the decisions of the | ourt the same as the parties who are pros- cated. l did not start on my career with | he assertion that in three months there ! would not be saloon that would dare sell. | But did say when I started out (and | here was not 8 business man in the bor- ugh that knew, that dared to put his | lame to a subscription paper for the pur- 'ose of shutting up these hell holes), that | was not afraid of all the rum devils this idle of hell, and that it was a terrible state f affairs for dozen rum sellers to hold a whole town in such abject fear, and I knew he places could be shut up and I would o 1t. And l tried my best to get Law nd Order League established here, so as 0 give an organized support to the en- orcement of the law, and body with Thom could advise; but it was no use I ad to go 1t alone; but not alone, for God las with me, and did for this town in ess than year what no other man ever Id do before, closed up every saloon in he town. It took money and it need not ave cost anybody cent except myself if ome ardent friend of the temperance cause like an unknown friend who He'd up the Republican man) took pains } give the whole business about the de- sctives away, and so gave the saloonatics chance to escape jail and out of the state, nd leaving me about $400 out of pocket can do that thlng again but am not oing to. have made this proposition a umber of times during the last six months that If any man or men would raise $1OO nd put man in here and he caught these laces so that we could send the above amed parties to jail and shut up the whole usiness, would give $50 to be returned } the parties, and Stafford people are so srribly in earnest to see these places shut p that not one has moved.
 There has never been saloon pulled on eputation once week except L. J. Wes- pit, and that is nearly two years ago, and len the states attorney told me not to do again without got a sale or successful sarch. They have averaged once in four eeks this last year..
 There has never been a settlement in a lstice court of a second seizure Case since have had my appointment, and in all the rst offences have always insisted upon plea for guilty and got it. And the only ian that has second seizure against him
 u. J. Wescott, and that has been since |. le last criminal court at Holland. And !, nder our beautiful system of having one sgular criminal court year (for which I course am responsiblel man can get anght on second offence in October 1as IF WaaoatE uosA toIo ov, ox,,ooa1 F.1~,os Al n |